Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 3A fuel price: R29.50 for 95
George, Hankey, King Williams Town, Kirkwood, Komga… · Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape
The 3A price
George motorists, like everyone on code 3A, pay R29.50 for 95 and R29.13 for 93 once Wednesday 7 October comes round.
Zone 1A is the floor. Here the price sits 12 c/l higher, and 75 c/l less than Gauteng relative to Gauteng’s 9C.
The map of zone 3A
George, Hankey, King Williams Town, Kirkwood and 7 more share this price; the zone groups 11 districts across Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.
A short run to Humansdorp, around 24 km, puts you in zone 3B, where unleaded 95 is 9 c/l dearer.
Provincial context for Eastern Cape: 15 codes in use, cheapest 1A at R29.38, dearest 8A at R30.24, and 3A at rank 3.
Wholesale diesel, LP gas, 50 litres
The diesel number published for zone 3A is R32.05 (50ppm, wholesale). Paraffin wholesale is R23.54 and LP gas retail tops out at R34.81/kg.
The arithmetic for a 50-litre tank of 95: R1,475.00 now, R1,308.50 under the old schedule.
Districts in zone 3A
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| George | Western Cape | George |
| Hankey | Eastern Cape | Hankey |
| King Williams Town | Eastern Cape | Qonce |
| Kirkwood | Eastern Cape | Kirkwood |
| Komga | Eastern Cape | Komga |
| Lower Tugela | KwaZulu-Natal | Lower Tugela |
| Malmesbury (north of 33°30′ latitude) | Western Cape | Malmesbury |
| Mapumulo | KwaZulu-Natal | Mapumulo |
| Richmond | KwaZulu-Natal | Richmond |
| Umzinto | KwaZulu-Natal | eMuziwezinto |
| Zwelitsha | Eastern Cape | Zwelitsha |
| From | 95 | D50 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (provisional) | R29.50 | R32.05 |
| September 2026 | R26.17 | R28.81 |
| August 2026 | R24.83 | R25.66 |
| July 2026 | R25.35 | R24.42 |
| June 2026 | R27.31 | R28.01 |